-i APHC010302582025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI SMS FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6308 OF 2Q2fi OO Between: 1. Tanukula Murali, S/o. Nageswararao Service, H.No.1-184, Kalipatnam East, District. Aged 41 Years, Occ; Private Mogalturu West Godavari 2. Tanukula Nageswara Rao. S/o. Veerla Venkanna H.No.1-184, Kalipatnam East, Mogalturu Aged 64 Years, Occ West Private Service Godavari District. 3. Tanukula Babu Rajendra Vara Prasad Mogalturu, West Godavari District. 4. Tanukula Kiran Sai. H.No. 1-184/3 Godavari District. 5. Tanukula Rambabu, H.No.1-184 H.No.1-184/3, Kalipatnam East, Kalipatnam East, Mogalturu, West Kalipatnam East, Mogalturu, West Godavari District. 6. Tanukula Pedakapu Veeranna H.No. 1-184/2,, Kalipatnam East, - 500 039, Telangana. 7. Tanukula Hemnth Rao. H.No.1-184, Kalipatnam East, Mogalturu. West Godavari District. Mogalturu. West Godavari District Hyderabad / f 8. Muskodi Solomon Raju, 1-20, Seetharampuram Mogalturu, West Godavari District. Christian Pet, Ramannapaiem, ...PETITIONERS 1-8/ACCUSED N0.1- 8 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravathi. ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 2. Gannabattula Peddiraju, Near MP School, Kalipatnam East, Mogalturu, West Godavari District. ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO-COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 95 of 2025 of Police Station, Mogalthur, West Godavari District. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in Crime No. 95 of 2025 of Police Station, Mogalthur, West Godavari District. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI. SRIMAN Counsel for the Respondents : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER : 1 / APHC010302582025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMB [3457] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6308/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Tanukula Murali and Others AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.SRIMAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioners are arraigned as Accused Nos.1 to 8 in Crime No.95 of 2025, on the file of Mogalthur Police Station, West Godavari District, for the alleged offence under Sections 329(3), 115(2), 74, 351(2), 324 read with Section 3(5) of the BNS. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Mogalthur Police Station, West Godavari District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitionersare concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. 1(2014) 8 see 273 V 3 SOI- G.HELANAIDV ASSISTANT R^ISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Police Station, Mogalthur, West Godavari District. 2. One CC to Sri. Sriman, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. Three C.D Copies. SSL TAC \ high court DATED;27/06/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 6308 OF 2025 2>iSEPm s Current iiection , O: O I criminal petition IS DISPOSED OF. 8